02270nam 2200433 450 991081419210332120230814224322.090-04-36867-110.1163/9789004368675(CKB)4100000006517770(MiAaPQ)EBC5555045(nllekb)BRILL9789004368675(EXLCZ)99410000000651777020181023d2018 uy engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJustice Blindfolded, The Historical Course of an ImageLeiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.1 online resource (xxiv, 260 pages) illustrationsCatholic Christendom, 1300-170090-04-36220-7 Preliminary Material -- 1 Scale and Sword, Eyes and Blindfold: the Attributes of Justice -- 2 Justice, That is to Say God -- 3 The Blindfold -- 4 Jesus, Barabbas and the Good Thief -- 5 Justice and Grace -- 6 Miracles and Salvation -- 7 The Divine Eye of the Law -- 8 Changes in Symbols -- 9 The Veil of Justice and the Risks of the Limelight -- Select Index of Names.Justice Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of \'justice\' and its iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fifteenth century, with her eyes bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is both impartial and blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness. In this rich and imaginative journey through history and philosophy, Prosperi manages to convey a full account of the ways justice has been described, portrayed and imagined. Translation of Giustizia bendata. Percorsi storici di un'immagine (Einaudi, 2008).Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.JusticeJustice in artJustice.Justice in art.700.453Adriano Prosperi140139NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910814192103321Justice Blindfolded4090895UNINA